Illinois High School Basketball - Orion overwhelms Monmouth-Roseville
December 20, 2024: Monmouth, IL 61462 The Orion Chargers basketball team scored 69 points and limited the host Monmouth-Roseville Titans to 48 in the Chargers league triumph on Friday.
The Chargers now possess a 9-2 record. They play next when they host Bureau Valley for a non-league game on Saturday, December 21. Orion will confront a Storm team coming off a 71-62 non-league loss to St. Bede (Peru, IL). The Storm record now stands at 2-4.
With the loss, Monmouth-Roseville falls to 7-5 on the campaign. The Titans travel to Monmouth United (Monmouth, IL) to confront the Red Storm in a non-league game on Saturday, December 21. The Red Storm go into the game with a record of 5-3. Monmouth United won 44-40 in their recent non-league game against Ridgewood [AlWood/Cambridge] (Woodhull, IL)